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Real-Life Mathematics Context
the students is the common dilemma of the teachers. The diversities of the
student’s learning need various and effective teaching strategies for teaching
the student’s retention is poor that can be showed from their summative test
National High School considering that there are some determinants that can
find out solutions to enhance retention competence of the students using the
Part I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter that best answers the questions.
a. 21x2+31x+112 c. 21x2+9x+88
b. 21x +9x-88
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d. 21x2-9x-88
27. What is 12x3 – 5x2 + 3x + 4 less than 15x3 + 10x + 4x2 – 10?
a. -3x3 – 9x2 -7x + 14 c. 3x3 +9x2 + 7x -14
b. 3x3 – 9x2 -7x + 14 d. 3x3 – 9x2 +7x + 14
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28. In simplifying x – 5x + 3x – 15 by combining like terms is
a. x2 – 3x – 15 b. x2 – 2x – 15
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b. x – 5x – 15 d. x2 – 3x – 15
29. If 3x multiplied to (x2 – 5x + 7), the answer would be
a. 3x3 – 15x2 + 21x c. 3x3 – 15x2 + 10x
b. 3x – 8x + 21x
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d. x3 – 15x2 + 21x
30. The product when (x - 5) is multiplied by (x + 5) using FOIL method is
a. x2 – 25 c. x2 + 5x – 5x – 25
b. x2 + 25 d. x2 + 5x + 5x – 25
31. What is the product of (x + 6) ? 2
a. x2 + 12x + 36 c. x2 + 6x + 6x + 36
b. x2 + 36x + 12 c. x2 + 6x + 6x - 36
32. Which polynomial is equal to x3 – 5x2 + 9x – 9?
a. (2x – 3) (3x + 2) (x2 – 2x – 1) c. (x2 + 3x – 4) (4x3 + 5x – 1)
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b. (x + 3) (x – 2x + 3) d. (x2 + 3x + 4) (4x3 + 5x + 1)
33. Which polynomial when divided by 4x equals 3x2 – 4x + 2?
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a. x3 – 1 b. x3 + 1 c. x3 – 3 d. x3 + 3
40. What is the value of k so that (x – 3) will be a factor of (x3 + kx + 3)?
a. – 10 b. – 12 c. – 14 d. – 16
41. Factor 8x3 – 729 completely.
a. (2x – 9) (4x2 – 18x + 81) c. (2x + 9) (4x2 + 18x + 81)
b. (2x + 9) (4x – 18x + 81)
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d. (2x – 9) (4x2 + 18x + 81)
42. Which polynomial is equal to 25y2 – x2?
a. (5y + x) 2 b. (5y – x) 2 c. (5y + x)(5y – x) d. (5y + x)(–5y – x)
43. Which of the following is the product of (x – 5) (x + 5)?
a. x2 + 25 b. x2 – 25 c. x2 + 10 d. x2 - 10
44. What factors should be multiplied to get the product x3 - 43?
a. (x2 + 4x + 16) (x - 4) c. (x2 - 4x - 16) (x - 4)
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b. (x + 4x + 16) (x + 4) d. (x2 - 4x - 16) (x + 4)
45. The product of (2x + 5) is 9x + 60x + 150x + 125. How many terms are there
3 3 2
in the product?
a. 5 terms b. 3 terms c. 6 terms d. 4 terms
Part II. Read and analyze the situation below. Then, answer the questions or perform
the task that follows.
A. You are planning to install tiles on your quadrangular room which measures
10 ft. Each tile measuring 4ft2.
46. How many ft2 is the total area of your room? 10ft
47. How many tiles are needed to cover the entire floor?
B. The rectangular water tank of a fire truck measures 3m by 4m by 5m.
48. What formula should be used in solving the volume of rectangular water
tank?
49. How many cubic meters of water can the fire truck hold?
50. How much water, in liters, can a water tank of fire truck hold?
C. Sugar, a Columbio resident, was packing her suitcase for her trip to New
York City the next day for a 2-week vacation. He googled New York weather
and found out the average temperature there is 59̊F while the average
temperature in Columbio is 24 – 32 ̊C.
51. What formula should Sugar used to find the equivalent of temperature in ̊C?
52. What is the equivalent of 59̊F in ̊C?
53. Should Sugar bring a sweater in her trip?
D. You have (100x3 – 5x + 3) pesos in your wallet and you spent (80x3 – 2x2 + 9)
pesos in buying foods.
54. Arrange the polynomials orderly and write the operation needed; and
55. Find how much money is left in your pocket after solving the polynomials.
E. The quadrangular flower garden has one side measures of (2x – 5) cm.
(Hint: Area of the square = s2)
56. Arrange the polynomials orderly and write the operation needed; and
57. Find the area of the quadrangular flower garden.
F. The rectangular teacher’s table has (x3 – x) cm2 area and has a length of (x)
cm.
58. Arrange the polynomials orderly according to the operation needed.
59. Solve the measure of its width; and
60. Write the measure of the width and length of the teacher’s table.
Rubric for Rating Output:
Point Descriptor 4 The problem is correctly modeled with appropriate mathematical
concepts used in the solution, and correct final answer is obtained.
3
The problem is correctly modeled with appropriate mathematical concepts partially
used in the solution, and the correct final answer is obtained.
2
The problem is not properly modeled with other alternative mathematical concepts
used in the solution, yet the correct final answer is obtained. 1 The problem is not
totally modeled, a solution is presented but with incorrect final answer.